The Witcher
A connected guide to Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher books, the CD PROJEKT RED games and major screen adaptations.
The Witcher begins with Andrzej Sapkowski's stories about Geralt of Rivia, a professional monster hunter moving through a world where folklore, politics and human choices are often more dangerous than the creatures he is paid to kill. The short-story collections establish Geralt, Yennefer, Ciri and the moral ambiguity of the Continent; the five-volume saga then turns those relationships into a larger war-driven story.
The games continue from the literary world rather than simply retelling the novels. CD PROJEKT RED's trilogy follows Geralt after the books, while Thronebreaker shifts attention to Queen Meve and the Northern Kingdoms. Screen adaptations reinterpret the same characters again, making The Witcher a particularly useful Master4Game world for comparing how one setting changes between page, play and screen.
Books
The written spine of the world.
Games
Where the world stops being observed and starts responding.
Film & TV
The world reimagined through performance, sound and moving image.
Inside The Witcher
People, places, houses, artifacts and creatures connected across the world.
Ciri
A princess of Cintra whose fate is central to the wider Witcher saga.
Dandelion
A bard, chronicler and long-time companion of Geralt.
Cintra
A kingdom whose fall and royal line are central to Ciri’s story.
Kaer Morhen
The old witcher stronghold associated with the School of the Wolf.
Silver sword
A signature witcher weapon traditionally associated with fighting monsters.
Swallow potion
One of the best-known witcher potions in the game series.
Griffin
A dangerous hybrid creature encountered in Witcher stories and games.
Leshen
A forest monster represented prominently in the Witcher games.